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NCT07537023

Family-Centered Affective Stimulation for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: Its Effects on Coma Recovery

Completed NA Last updated 17 April 2026
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Family-Centered Affective Stimulation (FCAS) in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury in 120 participants. Completed in 30 October 2025.

Timeline
2 May 2025
Primary endpoint
30 October 2025
30 October 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsorCairo University
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposesupportive care
Enrollment120
Start date2 May 2025
Primary completion30 October 2025
Estimated completion30 October 2025
Sites1 location across Egypt

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Cairo University

Who can join

Adults 18 to 60, any sex, with Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury or Coma, Traumatic. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Family-centered affective stimulation involves creating an environment in which family members actively participate in the patient's recovery by providing emotional support, positive reinforcement, and a supportive presence. The family-centered affective simulation effects on coma recovery in patients afflicted with traumatic brain injury were the aim of this study. A quasi-experimental design was employed with 120 patients, who were assigned to either the family stimulation group (n = 60) or the control group (n = 60) in a random manner. Validated instruments, encompassing the Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), Full Outline of Unresponsiveness (FOUR) score, and Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R), were used to assess outcomes of coma recovery. Chi-square tests, independent and paired t-tests, and correlation coefficients were employed to analyze the data. Following the implementation of family stimulation, highly statistically significant differences were evident in patients' deterioration risk scores, consciousness level scores, and mean coma recovery scores among the studied groups (p = 0.001). Additionally, the family stimulation group showed significant improvement between pre- and post-study phases (p \< 0.001). The application of family-centered organized affective stimulation is an efficient and practical approach to enhance consciousness levels and coma recovery outcomes in comatose patients. Nurses can integrate sensory stimulation into existing therapeutic interventions, either independently or in collaboration with patients' families.

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